Leviticus · Geneva Bible (1599)
Leviticus 10 Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 But Nadab and Abihu, the sonnes of Aaron, tooke either of them his censor, and put fire therein, and put incense thereupon, and offred strange fire before the Lord, which hee had not commanded them.
1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.
2 Therefore a fire went out from the Lord, and deuoured them: so they dyed before the Lord.
2 Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.
3 Then Moses sayde vnto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will bee sanctified in the that come neere me, and before all the people I will be glorified: but Aaron held his peace.
3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.
4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan the sonnes of Vzziel, the vncle of Aaron, and saide vnto them, Come neere, cary your brethre from before the Sanctuarie out of the hoste.
4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”
5 Then they went, and caried them in their coates out of the host, as Moses had comaunded.
5 So they came near, and carried them in their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.
6 After, Moses saide vnto Aaron and vnto Eleazar and Ithamar his sonnes, Vncouer not your heads, neither rent your clothes, least ye dye, and least wrath come vpon all ye people: but let your brethren, all the house of Israel bewayle the burning which the Lord hath kindled.
6 Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes, so that you don’t die, and so that he will not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.
7 And go not yee out from the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, least ye dye: for the anointing oyle of the Lord is vpon you: and they did according to Moses commandement.
7 You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you.” They did according to the word of Moses.
8 And the Lord spake vnto Aaron, saying,
8 Then Yahweh said to Aaron,
9 Thou shalt not drinke wine nor strong drinke, thou, nor thy sonnes with thee, when yee come into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest ye die: this is an ordinance for euer throughout your generations,
9 “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
10 That ye may put difference betweene the holy and the vnholy, and betweene the cleane and the vncleane,
10 You are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean.
11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath commanded them by the hand of Moses.
11 You are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”
12 Then Moses saide vnto Aaron and vnto Eleazar and to Ithamar his sonnes that were left, Take the meate offring that remaineth of the offrings of the Lord, made by fire, and eate it without leauen beside ye altar: for it is most holy:
12 Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy;
13 And ye shall eate it in the holy place, because it is thy duetie and thy sonnes duety of the offringes of the Lord made by fire: for so I am commanded.
13 and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire; for so I am commanded.
14 Also the shaken breast and the heaue shoulder shall yee eate in a cleane place: thou, and thy sonnes, and thy daughters with thee: for they are giuen as thy duetie and thy sonnes duety, of the peace offringes of the children of Israel.
14 The waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.
15 The heaue shoulder, and the shaken breast shall they bring with the offringes made by fire of the fat, to shake it to and from before the Lord, and it shalbe thine and thy sonnes with thee by a lawe for euer, as the Lord hath commanded.
15 They shall bring the heaved thigh and the waved breast with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever, as Yahweh has commanded.”
16 And Moses sought the goate that was offred for sinne, and lo, it was burnt: therefore he was angrie with Eleazar and Ithamar the sonnes of Aaron, which were left aliue, saying,
16 Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned. He was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,
17 Wherfore haue ye not eaten the sinne offring in the holy place, seeing it is most Holie? and God hath giuen it you, to beare the iniquitie of the Congregation, to make an atonement for them before the Lord.
17 “Why haven’t you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is most holy, and he has given it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh?
18 Beholde, the blood of it was not brought within the holy place: ye should haue eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
18 Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary. You certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”
19 And Aaron said vnto Moses, Behold, this day haue they offred their sinne offring, and their burnt offring before the Lord, and such things as thou knowest are come vnto mee: If I had eaten the sinne offring to day, should it haue bene accepted in the sight of the Lord?
19 Aaron spoke to Moses, “Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before Yahweh; and such things as these have happened to me. If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been pleasing in Yahweh’s sight?”
20 So when Moses heard it, he was content.
20 When Moses heard that, it was pleasing in his sight.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Abihu
Aaron's son who died alongside Nadab for offering unauthorized fire in the sanctuary.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23; Leviticus 10:1-2
Elzaphan
A son of Uzziel who with Mishael carried the bodies of Nadab and Abihu outside the camp, and who was later the leader of the Kohathite families.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4; Numbers 3:30
Mishael
A son of Uzziel and cousin of Nadab and Abihu, who with Elzaphan carried their bodies outside the camp at Moses' command.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Nadab
Aaron's eldest son, who died offering unauthorized fire before the LORD.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23; Leviticus 10:1-2
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 26:61; Deuteronomy 12:32; Leviticus 16:12; Numbers 16:46; Exodus 6:23
- 2 Numbers 26:61; Leviticus 9:24; Numbers 16:35; Numbers 3:3–4; 2 Samuel 6:7
- 3 Exodus 19:22; Isaiah 49:3; Leviticus 21:6; Numbers 20:12; 1 Samuel 2:30
- 4 Exodus 6:22; Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:30; Acts 5:9–10; Acts 5:6
- 5 Leviticus 8:13
- 6 Numbers 1:53; Numbers 16:22; Joshua 7:1; Joshua 22:18; 2 Samuel 24:1
- 7 Leviticus 21:12; 2 Corinthians 1:21; Acts 10:38; Leviticus 8:30; Exodus 28:41
- 9 Luke 1:15; 1 Timothy 3:3; Ephesians 5:18; Titus 1:7; Ezekiel 44:21
- 10 Ezekiel 22:26; 1 Peter 1:14–16; Leviticus 11:47; Titus 1:15; Ezekiel 44:23
- 11 Malachi 2:7; Matthew 28:20; Nehemiah 8:2; Nehemiah 8:8; Jeremiah 18:18
- 12 Leviticus 21:22; Numbers 18:9–10; Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 6:14–18; Leviticus 7:9
- 13 Leviticus 6:16; Leviticus 2:3; Numbers 18:10
- 14 Numbers 18:11; John 4:34; Leviticus 7:29–34; Leviticus 9:21; Exodus 29:24–28
- 15 Leviticus 7:34; Genesis 17:17; 1 Corinthians 9:13–14; Genesis 13:15; Leviticus 7:29–30
- 16 Leviticus 9:3; Leviticus 9:15; Matthew 5:22; Mark 3:5; Mark 10:14
- 17 Numbers 18:1; Leviticus 7:6–7; Leviticus 6:24–30; Exodus 28:38; John 1:29
- 18 Leviticus 6:30; Leviticus 6:26
- 19 Leviticus 9:12; Leviticus 9:8; Jeremiah 14:12; Jeremiah 6:20; Malachi 1:13
- 20 Matthew 12:20; Zechariah 7:8–9; 2 Chronicles 30:18–20; Matthew 12:3–7
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